This Section applies to any work being conducted which may impact public property trees.
A. Unless otherwise authorized by this Section, it shall be unlawful for any person to remove, injure or undertake any procedure which will cause death, substantial damage, or create a hazard, to any public property tree without first obtaining a Tree Permit from the Village. In the case of tree management practices, these practices shall comply with the most recent edition of the American National Standards Institute.
B. In the event of any site improvement which may impact public property trees, a Tree Preservation Plan is required, must be approved, and implemented prior to the start of any work or delivery of any materials to the Building Activity Area. The approved Tree Preservation Plan shall be available on the site throughout the entire construction period until final approvals for all site work has been received in writing.
C. In instances where construction or site work that requires heavy equipment and that may impact trees on public or private property, all appropriate tree protection measures must be taken and identified in the Tree Preservation Plan.
1. Protective fencing is required for protection of any tree to be preserved in place. Fencing shall be installed at a minimum distance of one-foot, for every inch DBH of the tree, from the trunk of the tree. In the instances of tree pits, fencing shall be located at the edge of pavement.
2. All protective fencing shall be in place before any construction or material delivery is to take place. All protective fencing shall remain in place until final approval of all site conditions is given in writing.
3. No equipment or materials shall be parked, driven or stored within the protective fencing area or on the root zone of any tree.
4. For projects requiring the use of heavy equipment, such as anything on which a person would ride with the exception of a riding mower, protective tree fencing shall be required. This fencing shall be orange snow type fencing, a minimum of 4 feet in height and held in place by metal posts driven into the ground no more than 10 feet apart. In the instance of a project that will take place for more than one year, chain link fencing will be required. Chain link fencing shall be six feet in height and held in place by metal posts driven into the ground no more than 10 feet apart. Fencing shall not be removed or relocated unless authorized in writing by the Village.
5. No tree shall be impacted within the protective fencing area, including the tree canopy.
6. All measures shall be taken to maintain the health of trees which are transported to the replacement site and shall meet or exceed the requirements of the most current American National Standards Institute. (Ord. 2023-1365, 5-10-2023)